URL: https://esimworld.co.uk/sim-card/morocco/
Buy: https://esimworld.co.uk/esim-morocco/
Source: eSIM World (esimworld.co.uk)
Author: Nadezhda Semenova, entrepreneur, co-founder of the Trippy travel service, https://esimworld.co.uk/author/
Updated: 25 October 2026
Prices: in pounds (GBP) at the rate of 31 Oct; the site shows the rate of the day.

# Morocco SIM card, roaming or eSIM: what a UK phone costs in Marrakech

You have four ways to stay connected in Morocco: your UK network, a travel eSIM, a local Moroccan SIM card or a pocket Wi-Fi. EE charges £39.50 for a 7-day pass there (checked on 24 October 2026, [EE price guide, 31 March 2026](https://ee.co.uk/content/dam/help/terms-and-conditions/price-plans/mobile/sim-only-price-plans/_ee-pay-monthly-standard-and-non-standard-price-guide-31st_March_2026_1.1.pdf)). Our Morocco eSIM is £3.99 for 1 GB over 7 days, data only.

This site is not affiliated with any of the networks mentioned here; we sell eSIMs. [How we compare](https://esimworld.co.uk/how-we-compare/)

Morocco is outside every UK [Europe zone](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/europe/), so no Europe pass or "included in Europe" rule reaches it. You may not need an eSIM for a short trip: Sky charges £2 a day there (checked on 24 October 2026), and a pass keeps calls and texts on your UK number. The costly part is the default. A phone left on its normal settings in Marrakech bills by the day, the minute or the MB.

[See our Morocco eSIM plans](https://esimworld.co.uk/esim-morocco/)

## What do UK networks charge in Morocco?

Roaming in Morocco on UK networks costs £8 for 24 hours or £39.50 for 7 days on EE, £8 a day on Vodafone and Three, and £2 a day on Sky (checked on 24 October 2026). Every UK network puts Morocco in a zone outside Europe, and four of them charge it per MB.

Each row is that network's own figure and the plan it applies to. EE, Vodafone and Three unlock your UK allowance on your UK number; the add-ons and Bolt Ons give a fixed amount of data. Our plans are data only.

| UK network | What it charges for Morocco | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| [EE](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/ee/) | £8 for 24 hours, £39.50 for 7 days | Rest of World Zone 2; pay monthly and SIM only; the pass runs 24 hours from purchase; without one, no data, calls £2.46 a minute, texts 98p |
| [Vodafone](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/vodafone/) | £8 a day | Zone D, pay monthly plans from 11 August 2021 (£6 on earlier plans), 25GB fair use ([Vodafone roaming guide](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/smart-living/everything-you-need-to-know-about/roaming-with-vodafone-in-2022-everything-you-need-to-know/)); pay as you go: Around the World Extra, 2GB for 8 days £13.68 ([Vodafone extras](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/extras)) |
| [Three](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/three/) | £8 a day, or £42 for a 7-day pass | Go Roam Around the World Extra; Lite and Lite+ joined or upgraded from 18 December 2025; up to 12GB of your allowance ([Three Go Roam](https://www.three.co.uk/support/roaming-and-calling-abroad/roaming-abroad/go-roam)) |
| [Sky Mobile](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/sky-mobile/) | £2 a day | Roaming Passport Plus, 24 hours from first use; the £2 counts towards the £45 data roaming spend cap ([Sky spend cap help](https://www.sky.com/help/articles/data-roaming-spend-cap)) |
| [O2](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/o2/) | 100MB £26, 500MB £45, 1GB £65 | Zone 3 Data Roaming Bolt On, pay monthly only; O2 Travel does not cover Zone 3; calls £3 a minute made or received, texts £1 ([O2 Bolt Ons](https://www.o2.co.uk/international/data-roaming-bolt-ons)) |
| [Talkmobile](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/talkmobile/) | 500MB for 1 day £5, 5GB for 8 days £20, 8GB for 15 days £30 | Zone B, World Holiday Booster, data only; calls £1 a minute made, 41p received, texts 25p ([Talkmobile Booster details](https://talkmobile.co.uk/booster-details)) |
| [VOXI](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/voxi/) | £16 for 8 days, £26.60 for 15 days | Global Roaming Extra with 2GB, 100 minutes and 100 texts, or 4GB, 200 minutes and 200 texts ([VOXI Global Roaming Extras](https://www.voxi.co.uk/help/articles/what-are-global-roaming-extras-and-how-do-they-work----2cc71973-bb4a-436f-a6cd-1497441ed34d)) |
| [iD Mobile](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/id-mobile/) | 2GB for 1 day £5, 10GB for 5 days £20, 20GB for 10 days £35 | Roam Beyond add-on on your iD plan ([iD roaming](https://www.idmobile.co.uk/help-and-support/roaming)) |
| [Lebara](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/lebara/) | 1GB for 8 days £4, 3GB for 15 days £12 | Zone 5 add-on; Morocco is not in Roam Like Home ([Lebara](https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/roaming/roaming-rate-finder.html)) |
| [Lyca Mobile](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/lyca-mobile/) | 0.5GB for 7 days £8, 1.25GB for 14 days £14 | Morocco pass, PAYG, bought with top-up credit ([Lyca](https://www.lycamobile.co.uk/en/roaming/)) |
| [SMARTY](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/smarty/) | 25p/MB | Roaming 2, from an out-of-plan add-on; with none loaded, data does not work outside the EU ([SMARTY price guide](https://cdn.smarty.co.uk/files/SMARTY-Price-Guide.pdf)) |
| [giffgaff](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/giffgaff/) | £5/MB | Rest of world band ([giffgaff roaming](https://www.giffgaff.com/roaming)) |
| [Tesco Mobile](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming/tesco-mobile/) | £5 a MB | Region 4, pay monthly and pay as you go ([Tesco Mobile roaming](https://www.tescomobile.com/roaming)) |
| Asda Mobile | £1/MB | World Group 1 ([Asda Mobile roaming](https://mobile.asda.com/roaming-calling-abroad)) |

Each figure was checked on that network's page on 24 October 2026. For BT we hold no current Morocco figure, so check BT's own roaming page before you fly.

Our arithmetic for seven days of use, phone used on every day: EE comes to £39.50 with the 7-day pass, or £56 as seven 24-hour passes. Vodafone comes to £56 at £8 a day. Three comes to £56 paid day by day, or £42 with its 7-day pass. Sky comes to £14. These run on your UK number; our plan is data only, so they are different products.

## How a roaming bill builds up in Marrakech

A bill builds up from the lines you did not know were charged: received calls, texts and background data. One person posted this on the EE Community forum on 10 June 2025:

> "They charge me £324.70 for receiving calls whilst on holidays in Marakkesh."

That is one person's account of their own bill, not a price list. The network figures are the ones in the table.

Without a pass, EE charges £2.46 a minute for calls and 98p a text in every Rest of World zone (checked on 24 October 2026). Our arithmetic: ten minutes of calls at that rate is £24.60. On O2, a call in Zone 3 costs £3 a minute whether you make it or receive it (checked on 24 October 2026).

An EE pass runs for 24 hours from the moment you buy it, not for a calendar day. One bought at 4pm on arrival ends at 4pm the next day.

Three habits cut the risk:

1. Buy a pass or plan before you land, not after the text arrives.
2. Turn off data roaming on the UK line, and use the travel eSIM for data.
3. Ask people to message you on WhatsApp rather than call your UK number.

Switching data roaming off does not stop a charge for a call or a text. [Data roaming settings](https://esimworld.co.uk/help/data-roaming-settings/) has the menu paths.

## Local Moroccan SIM card or travel eSIM?

Local networks: Maroc Telecom, Orange Morocco and inwi are the three names you will hear for a Morocco SIM card. We have not checked their prices, registration rules or coverage, so we quote none. Bring your passport, and expect prices to vary by shop.

The Morocco SIM card vs eSIM choice comes down to your UK number. A [local SIM](https://esimworld.co.uk/sim-card/) replaces your UK SIM in a single-SIM phone, so bank passcodes sent to your UK number do not arrive. A travel eSIM leaves your UK SIM in place.

Our Morocco plan runs on the Orange network in Morocco, LTE only, data only, with no ID check. On 4G/5G coverage, that means 4G: the plan lists no 5G. You need an [eSIM-compatible phone](https://esimworld.co.uk/esim-compatible-phones/) that is unlocked.

Buy your Morocco eSIM from the UK and install before you travel, over Wi-Fi. The plan starts on first connection in Morocco, so installing early uses up none of its days.

Read the [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice for Morocco](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco) on GOV.UK before you book (checked on 24 October 2026).

## How much data for a week in Morocco?

A riad stay runs on Wi-Fi at the riad, and mobile data goes on maps in the medina, ride apps and WhatsApp. We have no measured Moroccan figure, so the per-day numbers below are our arithmetic on the plan sizes, not a usage forecast.

| Plan | Data per day (our arithmetic) | Fits |
|---|---|---|
| £3.99, 1 GB, 7 days, data only | about 140MB a day over 7 days | maps, messages and a few ride-app bookings |
| £15.99, 5 GB, 30 days, data only | about 170MB a day over 30 days, or about 700MB a day if you use it all in one week | longer stays and video calls |

Between the two sit £7.99 for 2 GB over 15 days and £11.99 for 3 GB over 30 days, both data only.

Check your phone's mobile data counter for a week at home first: that number beats any estimate. Download offline maps over riad Wi-Fi before you walk into the medina. A city break of three to seven days with Wi-Fi where you stay fits the 1 GB plan. Agadir beach days, desert tours or remote work point to 5 GB. [How much data do I need?](https://esimworld.co.uk/how-much-data-do-i-need/) works it out by app.

## Keep your UK number and WhatsApp

A travel eSIM is a separate, data-only line: it carries no calls or texts. Calls and texts to your UK number still go to your UK SIM, so leave it in the phone for bank texts ([keeping your UK number](https://esimworld.co.uk/help/keep-your-uk-number/)). WhatsApp runs on data and works over the travel line.

[How to transfer or install an eSIM](https://esimworld.co.uk/help/transfer-esim/) has the menu paths for iPhone, Samsung and Pixel. Choose the travel line for mobile data and leave the UK line on for calls and texts. That UK line is still charged at its Morocco rates, as in the table above. [Roaming or eSIM](https://esimworld.co.uk/roaming-or-esim/) walks through the same choice for any network.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which SIM card is best for tourists in Morocco?

For a week or more of data, a data-only eSIM or a local Moroccan SIM card; for a short trip on your UK number, your own network's Morocco charge. Compare the figures in the table first, and keep your UK SIM in the phone for bank texts.

### Will an eSIM work in Morocco?

Yes, if your phone is eSIM-compatible and unlocked. Dial *#06#: an EID on screen means it takes an eSIM. Install the eSIM over Wi-Fi before you travel. Our Morocco plan runs on the Orange network, LTE, and starts on first connection in Morocco.

### Is it better to buy a SIM card at the airport?

Not if you need your UK number. A Morocco SIM card needs your passport and replaces your UK SIM in a single-SIM phone, so bank texts stop arriving. A travel eSIM installed at home keeps your UK SIM in place.

*Sources are linked in the text; reviewed by Nadezhda Semenova. For the terms of your own contract, check with your network.*

## Sources

- [EE price guide, 31 March 2026 (PDF)](https://ee.co.uk/content/dam/help/terms-and-conditions/price-plans/mobile/sim-only-price-plans/_ee-pay-monthly-standard-and-non-standard-price-guide-31st_March_2026_1.1.pdf)
- [Vodafone roaming guide](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/smart-living/everything-you-need-to-know-about/roaming-with-vodafone-in-2022-everything-you-need-to-know/) and [Vodafone extras](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/extras)
- [Three Go Roam](https://www.three.co.uk/support/roaming-and-calling-abroad/roaming-abroad/go-roam)
- [Sky data roaming spend cap](https://www.sky.com/help/articles/data-roaming-spend-cap)
- [O2 data roaming Bolt Ons](https://www.o2.co.uk/international/data-roaming-bolt-ons)
- [Talkmobile Booster details](https://talkmobile.co.uk/booster-details)
- [VOXI Global Roaming Extras](https://www.voxi.co.uk/help/articles/what-are-global-roaming-extras-and-how-do-they-work----2cc71973-bb4a-436f-a6cd-1497441ed34d)
- [iD Mobile roaming](https://www.idmobile.co.uk/help-and-support/roaming)
- [Lebara roaming rate finder](https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/roaming/roaming-rate-finder.html)
- [Lyca Mobile roaming](https://www.lycamobile.co.uk/en/roaming/)
- [SMARTY price guide (PDF)](https://cdn.smarty.co.uk/files/SMARTY-Price-Guide.pdf)
- [giffgaff roaming](https://www.giffgaff.com/roaming)
- [Tesco Mobile roaming](https://www.tescomobile.com/roaming)
- [Asda Mobile roaming](https://mobile.asda.com/roaming-calling-abroad)
- [FCDO: Morocco travel advice](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco)